destroyed

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He said on Saturday that this week Ukraine had already destroyed high-value Russian military equipment, including aircraft, a helicopter and a cargo ship.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Auden also believed that Kafka’s writing could be dangerous for melancholics and that perhaps this is why Kafka wanted it destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klychko, who visited the building, said 18 apartments had been destroyed.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Army Corps of Engineers reported 33 oceanfront homes were destroyed and another 3,000 houses, as well as 900 coastal businesses, were damaged by storm surges, waves, erosion and other forces.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

A New York Daily News editorial guessed that this was a hydrogen bomb, perhaps five to ten times as powerful as the fission bomb that destroyed the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin